Mondays with Mavis – How to Feed Your Family for $100 a Month

This was great for stocking up.  I did a little trading with my neighbors, bought some basics and splurged a little on myself.  And all for around $20.  Not to shabby if you ask me.

Here is what I purchased this week:

Fred Meyer $7.50

If you have teenagers, then I’m sure you know how much milk they drink!

Albertsons Campbell’s Soup: $2.50

I spent $2.50 out of pocket and walked away with a $1.50 catalina coupon.  This deal is over but you can read all about this deal HERE. I still have the coupon and need to spend it this week.

Local Produce Store: FREE

Mr. Produce Guy came through again and I was able to reclaim a nice selection of fruits and veggies from the “chicken scraps” he gave me.

Albertsons Double Coupon Shopping Trip $ .03

I was able to combine 2 of the $5.00 Albertsons store coupons along with manufacture coupons to score everything you see above for only $.03 out of pocket.  You can see the transactions broken down and how I did it right here.

Bartering with Mrs. Hillbilly: $0

I scored FREE BEEF, guacamole, 3 year old weenies and some other loot.  You can read all about it HERE.

Gevalia Tea $9.99

I also splurged and spent $9.99 and ordered 4 boxes of Gevalia tea and a teapot for $9.99 shipped.  The deal is now sold out but you can still score the coffee deal HERE.

All in all it was a pretty good week.  How did you do last week?  Do you have a turkey for Thanksgiving yet?

~Mavis

Total Spent This Week $ 20.02
Total Spent This Year $ 1,065.65
Total Spent This Year on Garden Seeds/Supplies $516.21
Total “Seed Money” donations received $51.00

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